July Catch-All [Pokemon hunting and...hunting hunting]

[awshift]

Who: Kier and erryone
What: random things
When: All of July!
Why: Because this lone wolf needs to be less alone



Hungry

Despite the variety of creatures crawling both the forest of Fayren and Everglade at night, there's something very odd about the wolf prowling through the street and trees, especially in the way its eyes seem to shine and swirl with silver. Unfortunately, it's not staying still long enough to study, and in the next moment, seems to be entirely gone...

but that falcon one might not have noticed before seems to have the same strange presence, and is very careful to watch your every move.

Kier's hungry. While an excellent hunter, recent events have done very little to whet his appetite, and he might not just be hunting for one these days...

Pokemon Adventures

Please pay no attention to the man stumbling out of the woods, brushing off his once tidy clothes and swearing foul-y under his breath. The litten balancing on his shoulder and the wooper toddling after him don't seem to mind it much, though even the pokemon look a little weary themselves.

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Hungry

[enchantinglily]

Downwind from the predator, Lily didn't smell him even in her unicorn form as she walked through the forest, brushing against bushes and branches as flowers bloomed beneath her hooves and greenery flourished around her. Sunbeams shone on her beautiful black coat, shining through the brush that was just about hiding her completely behind it. Her silver hooves hid in the grass, and her horn behind the sight of a tree as she stopped and reached up to grab an apple from it's branches completely unaware of the predator nearby.

Re: Hungry

[awshift]

He paused at the smell of another beast, slinking silently around another tree to get a better look at his potential prey. At the sight of her, he froze...

...then narrowed his silver gaze on her. Not Li... the smell wasn't right, but the coat... Another kelpie?

Or a romantic meal for two before what he was sure would be an invigorating evening?

Curious, he padded closer on silent paws before shifting with a rustle of dying leaves.

Now in the form of a rather large mountain cat, he crouched, readying himself to strike...then leapt for her, claws and fangs ready.

Re: Hungry

[enchantinglily]

The sound of leaves made Lily come to attention, her ears flicking back and forth as she listened. Her nostrils flared as she tried to take in the scents around her. Something was out there. She could just feel it. Her tail flicked in worried agitation and she began move away from where she'd heard the sound.

Meanwhile, her Ivysaur had been blending into the scenery, and seeing her worry had put him on alert.

Suddenly, there was a mountain cat leaping towards Lily who startled away from it in alarm, her head going down as her horn prepared to stab the mountain cat. Normally animals didn't attack her. Even the predators. She was too sacred of a creature for them to try such a thing, so why was this mountain cat attacking her now? She didn't know, but she was prepared to fight before Ivysaur used vine whip on the creature, trying to keep it away from it's trainer as it attempted to use the fights to whip the creature away. It wouldn't touching his trainer if he had anything to do with it as he got between Lily and the cat.

[awshift]

Even while throwing himself through the air, his instincts and training had him noticing multiple things at once:

That was not a kelpie. A unicorn stood only yards from him, and a stunningly dark one at that. Had he even thought...

Secondly, there was one of those pokemon there to defend it. Odd, but not terribly so, given the lore from even his world.

Third, that pokemon's vines would meet their mark, even as he shifted into something much lighter, throwing him well off his path. The mountain cat's sharp yowl turned into a hawk's screech as he transformed and swooped upward, circling the few trees about them a moment before dropping to the earth in another swirl of dark magic and taking his human-like form. Handsome... lean, but strong... and pissed.

Fine. If a pokemon wanted to play, he could play right back. His hand moved for the ball at his belt.

[enchantinglily]

Both Lily and her Ivysaur held their ground as she watched the cat in front of her change into a hawk and then....a man. A very pissed off man. Really? She should be the one pissed off considering he'd tried to attack her.

"What do you think you're doing?!" She asked, equally pissed off now. "I'm not about to be your meal."

Her Ivysaur seemed just as pissed off as Lily was at the moment, and was holding it's ground to protect it's trainer with everything it had.

[awshift]

His fingers paused over the ball, and he whipped his head toward the unicorn. Had it just... spoken?

Surprise flooding his face, he stared at her, then shook his head with a growl. "No, I'd imagine not." His gaze slid back to the Ivysaur, and he bared his teeth, canines noticeably sharp. "And I'm not a fan of 'salad', so I guess I'm out of luck."

[enchantinglily]

Of course it had just spoken. Lily's magic worked in all sorts of ways, and it gave her that ability to speak while in both forms thankfully.

"So it seems. You know if you're going to hunt something, you might want to not pick someone who's a resident here."

[awshift]

Glaring at the Ivysaur only a moment longer before disregarding it entirely, he turned silver eyes on the unicorn again. "Well, sweetheart, I assume most of the creatures in this forest would consider themselves residents. That doesn't exactly leave a beast much to work with, hm?"

Ugh, why had he waited so long to hunt? At least Li could fend for herself, despite his inherent drive to bring something back to her cave for her. Stupid instincts.

[enchantinglily]

"Well, you could always go get barbecue at one of the restaurants like Li does. And I'm not your sweetheart so I'd prefer you not call me that." She told him with quite a bit of attitude on her part. Yes, as nice as this unicorn could be, she had a backbone and she was showing it.

[awshift]

He would have given her a feral grin at the attitude, but the name she dropped set him back.

"...you know Li?"

[enchantinglily]

"Of course I do. There's only two equines in Genessia that I know about and that Li and myself. We're a herd. A very small one."

She seemed to relax slightly when he seemed to know Li, but she still had her guard up and was still quite annoyed at him.

"How do you know Li?"

[awshift]

Ah, so then she was most definitely off limits.

"We're friends," he told her simply, shrugging before crossing his arms and regarding her again, this time letting his gaze sweep over her fully. "She was the first... interesting person I met when I was brought here."


He leveled his gaze on her again, steady. "Now that she's chosen me as her stallion for the time being, though, I guess that makes you and I kin of sorts."

[enchantinglily]

"She's brought you into the herd then? I wasn't aware there was a stallion now. Not that I'm interested mind you." Besides, if he was Li's, he was definitely off limits.

She swished her tail, unsure about him still as her ears flicked back and forth in indecision.

"It seems we've gotten off on the wrong food. I'm Lily."

[awshift]

....Now he gave her his grin, laughing softly. "It's alright. I was the one who attacked you, and for that I apologize, sincerely," he told her, taking a few steps into clearer space.

A few paces later and darkness curled about his legs, slowly overtaking him as he shifted. A moment more and a powerful sturdy stallion stood in his place, just as beautiful and wicked as the male it had replaced.

He shook out his mane before turning to watch her again. Better?, he asked, mind to mind.

He could tell she was uneasy. Perhaps she'd like this form better.

[enchantinglily]

Her ears perked at the sight of him shifting, but she didn't seem entirely surprised by it either. It wasn't the first time she'd seen someone shift, and it likely wouldn't be the last as she watched the now stallion, though when he spoke into her mind, she merely spoke back in the same manner.

You approached me as a predator. Changing into a stallion won't make me any less nervous considering I don't really know you.

[awshift]

A dark chuckle as he shifted again....

Now a tiny puppy flopped onto its side in front of her, then rolled onto his back, tail wagging.

And now?

[enchantinglily]

There was a snort from Lily that was only reminiscent of a chuckle.

See, now you're just trying too hard.

[awshift]

The puppy just righted itself and barked, far too innocently, tail still wagging.

Perhaps, but it's working, hm?

[enchantinglily]

Maybe. But I must admit, I'm one who believes trust has to be earned, so that you would have to work harder for.

She had to admit he was a cute puppy though. Damn him for playing unfairly.

[awshift]

He sketched a bow in his tiny form.

Of course, mi'lady, he acquiesced, before turning those silvery blue eye on her and shifting back into his original form once more. Though his casually amused expression never faltered, he studied her again, wondering if he would ever even deserve that trust. He meant her no harm, of course, but he was far to used to earning the exact opposite.

"I would expect no less," he told her, brushing off the surprisingly tidy sleeves of his shirt. "We did just meet, after all. On a more positive note, you're the first living unicorn I've ever laid eyes on."

Pieces of them, however....

[enchantinglily]

As he shifted back, she watched him calmly, not showing any nervousness at all for the moment, and even she'd been in her human form, he actually would have seen her smile until he mentioned that she was the first living unicorn he'd ever met. That way he'd said that hadn't gone beyond her notice, but as long as he wasn't hunting her down, she had no reason to be too bothered by it as she finally shifted herself back into her black haired, human form. It had taken practice to learn how to materialize her clothes with the transformation, but she was glad that her powers had allowed her to do so eventually.

"I can't say living unicorns are common where I'm from either. I'd certainly never seen one until I transformed into one. Talk about a surprise. There was another unicorn here for a little bit, but I'm the only one here now that I know of."

[awshift]

He raised a brow as she, too, shifted.

"You're even more lovely in person," he purred, shifting his weight to the opposite foot and crossing his arms over his chest. What a lovely surprise, indeed. Was that recent?

Young... she looked so young. Just like...

[enchantinglily]

"Yeah? Seems most people prefer my other form, so you'd be the first to say that." She replied smoothly, watching him while she brushed some dirt from her simple white dress.

"Li always thinks something's wrong with me for preferring this form, but she didn't grow up like this."

[awshift]

"Hm." He leveled her with a full sweep of his gaze and a fond smile. "It's likely most others consider unicorns to be faerytales in their lands, then. There's nothing more lovely than a maiden."

He snorted, shaking his head and ruffling the wavy hair out of his face. "Li does have quite strong opinions... I assume you did grow up in this form, then?"

[enchantinglily]

She couldn't help but chuckle. "Yes, she does, but that's okay. I like her still. And yes, I did. I was raised by human parents and a brother. They found me when I was little more then a babe. I never knew I was a unicorn until I transformed."